Where does “épuration” come from?

épuration (French) comes from French épurer, from French pur, from Middle French pur, from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe, from Latin vitam — to live.

épuration (French): purification; cleansing

Definitions

  1. purification; cleansing

Ancestry of “épuration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchépurerto purify; to expurgate; to get pure, become pure
2Frenchpurpure
3Middle Frenchpur
4Old Frenchpurpure; Alternative form of por
5Old FrenchautreAlternative form of altre; other
6Old Frenchvielife
7Old Frenchviḍe
8Latinvitamaccusative singular of vīta
9Latinvītalife
10Latinvīvōto live
11Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “épuration

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti